‘Big Brother 18’ recap: ‘Which HG becomes the first member of the jury?’

Julie Chen welcomes us to yet another live eviction. P/P is happy because one of their targets are going home tonight. I personally am with Paulie and hope that Da is the one going home tonight. The person evicted tonight will become the first member of the BB jury. The major twist could be if either one of them have the round trip ticket.

#ButFirst: It is day 48 and Da is upset and confused about why she has been nominated. Paulie tells Bridgette she should be safe. Paul tries to calm Da down and somewhat lies to her, telling her he clearly wants Bridgette out. I’m seriously okay with Da leaving the house.

We have a minute filler of stupid Nicole/Corey stuff as Da continues to secure her vote count. She has Zakiyah and Michelle. She feels good about Natalie and James which gives her at least four votes. The house is speculating this could be a double eviction week (which it is not) and James lets it slip that Da’Vonne is the target this week. WOW. James and Da have the honest chat and she hopes he isn’t lying to her. Da seems to be slowly putting the pieces together that she might be walking out the door.

We meet Paul’s family and find out he is really close with his parents. He has a good heart, volunteers and seems to generally be a good person. His family believes that P/P will be the final two in the house. I could see this, similar to "The Hitmen" from BB16.

It is time for the live vote and eviction. The entire house has made it to the halfway point of the game and the HG evicted tonight will be the first member of the jury. I’m thinking this is it for Da tonight. The vote goes about what I expected and for the second straight week a BB vet leaves the house as DA’VONNE is evicted 6-2. She only gives love to Zak and James as she exits the house. She doesn’t have the round trip ticket which means that is still in the house. She chats with Julie and is happy to make it longer than last season. She whispered to Victor that he was a target for double eviction and she knew it was hard to play since it is tough for her to keep her emotions in check.

“The game is hard, y’all,” she says as she cries after watching her goodbye messages.

It is time for another power shift as the new HOH competition is here. It is your typical endurance competition in which the HG have to stand or squat on a swing while they are bashed by “harsh hashtags.” I would like P/P to keep the power and see Paulie bring home his third HOH of the season. We find out this week’s #BBCarePackage is a good one. The HG who receives it will have the power to eliminate two eviction votes. This is huge considering that next Thursday is DOUBLE EVICTION night. FINALLY!

Who will be the new HOH? Who will they nominate for eviction? Which HG did America select for the #BBCarePackage?

Tune in Sunday night at 8 p.m. on CBS!